Swinging gate



(NoModeL) W. S. PEERY & P. D. STAGG.

Swinging Gate.

No. 236,694. Patented Jan. 18,1881...

UNITED STATES PATENT QEETCE.

WVILLIAM S. PEERY AND PHILIP D. STAGG, OF GREENSB'URG, INDIANA.

SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,694, dated January 18, 1881.

Application filed April 3, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. PEERY and PHILIP D. STAGG, of Greeusburg, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging Gates; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of gates which are opened and closed by means of levers connected to the gate by rods and operated by hand, the objects of which are to effectively lift the gate-latch from its catch, to readily open the gate, to obtain double leverage in closing the same, and in closing to latch the gate with certainty.

To these ends our invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of our invention, showing the position of the parts in full lines when the gate is closed and in dotted lines when open. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof with the gate open. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the second-class 1ever and T-shaped plate, respectively, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the gate-catch secured to gate-post. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the catch.

In the annexed drawings, A marks a base plate or board, to which the several parts of our gate are secured for convenience in representing same.

B is the hinge-post, to the lower part of which the gate is hinged in the ordinary manner. The hook bin the upper part of this post is inserted in a longitudinal slot in the rear end of a second-class lever, D, which latter is pivoted to the adjacent end rail of the gate 0. Upon the forward end of this lever is a stud, d, which receives the inner ends of the connecting-rods E, the outer ends of which are secured to the operating-levers F, fulcrumed to their supporting-posts at f. The rods E are,near the gate, bent or curved inwardly, and the point of greatest curvature is distant from the gate a distance about equal to the distance between the stud d and the pin 0, the latter of which is arranged vertically in the top rail of the gate. The object of thus curving or bending the. rods will presently appear.

G indicates a T-shaped plate, secured to the top of the gate with its shank toward the front end of the gate and the ends 9 g of its crossbar bent upward. The lever D works between, and its lateral movement is limited by, the upturned ends of the plate G.

Secured to the front gate-post is acatch, H, formed in one piece with a raised part, h,whose upper surface is convex, and is provided with a notch to receive an ordinary rigid gate-latch, (not shown.) The ends of the part It extend beyond the body of the catch, as shown. The notch in the catch H is of peculiar construction, having inclined sides, which serve, in a measure, to prevent the latch from jarring out or becoming disengaged by reason of Wind or the like. Immediately above the notch is a segment, h, the convex surface of which is opposite to that of the part h. The object of this segment is to deflect the gate-latch into the notch and to prevent the disengagement of the latch except when the gate is manipulated through the lovers and rods.

To open the gate the operator pulls the inner arm of one of the levers F outwardlythat is, from the gate-which causes the lever D to press against one of the upturned ends of the plate G, and, further, causes the said lever to work backward, by means of the longitudinal slot therein, on the hook I), when the forward end of the gate is lifted, the latch raised from the notch in the catch, and the gate swung open. Having passed through the gateway, and being desirous of closing the gate, the operator presses outwardly on the lever in front of him, which causes the bent or curved portion of the connecting-rod on that side of the gate to press against the pin G and push the gate inwardly until, sufficient leverage having been obtained, the said rod forces the lever 1) against one of the upturned ends of the plate G, when the gate is pushed shut. As the gate is about to be closed the latch strikes against the lower or convex surface of the segment h, which unerringly deflects said latch into the notch of the catch H, when the gate is securely latched.

It is evident that the connecting-rods can be made partially of wood, leaving a sufficient portion of metal to provide for the bend or curve, as aforesaid. The connecting-rods may be supported by rests secured to posts I, arranged about midway between the gate-and the posts F, as shown. I place importance upon the curvature of the rods and their arrangement with the operating-levers and the pin (3. I place importance upon the catch, as shown, in connection with the latch.

The slot in plate D allows the gate to be 2. I11 a swinging gate, the combination,with the gate provided with the plate G, having upturned ends, of the second-class lever having a longitudinal slot, hook I), connecting-rods, and operating hand-levers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a swinging gate, the combination of the plate D (1, having the longitudinal slot, as shown, and the operating means, with the gate having a rigid latch, and with a catch having a contracted mouth, as and for the purposes specified.

4. The catch H, having convex portion h, provided with a notch having a contracted mouth, as shown, in combination with a deflecting-segment, the gate (J, having rigid latch, and upper slotted hinged lever, D, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands this 26th day of March, 1880.

WM. S. PEERY. PHILIP D. STAGG. Witnesses:

OHRIs. SHANE, J AMES S. GODDARD. 

